Minnesota Lake File

Hill Lake — Aitkin County, MN

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Fish species

• bigmouth buffalo
• black bullhead
• black crappie
• bluegill
• bowfin (dogfish)
• brown bullhead
• hybrid sunfish
• largemouth bass
• northern pike
• pumpkinseed
• rock bass
• shorthead redhorse
• walleye
• white sucker
• yellow bullhead
• yellow perch

Latest DNR survey (2025-07-14)

Species	CPUE	Avg lbs
YEP	2.67	0.10
NOP	8.83	3.19
WAE	6.21	1.92
RKB	1.08	0.24
LMB	30.00	2.05
NOP	0.58	2.88
HSF	0.17	0.35
SHR	0.42	1.80
RKB	0.33	0.10
WAE	1.92	1.86

CPUE = catch per unit effort in the DNR's nets. Source: Minnesota DNR LakeFinder.

Public access

The Hill City Park public access is located near the southwest corner of the main basin of the lake.
The designated public access is in the south basin of the lake (T52N R26W S24); and can be reached from State Highway 200.

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